November 21, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
PINK FLOYD...Wish You Were Here (1975)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 21
Dr. John is 71; Gary Pihl of Boston is 61; Alex James of Blur is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Who Sell Out by the Who is released
1980 Don Henley of the Eagles is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor when a 16 year old girl is treated at Henley's home for drug intoxication and marijuana, cocaine and Quaaludes are found
1988 The Delicate Sound of Thunder by Pink Floyd is released
1995 Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is fined $141 for dropping his pants at a Milwaukee concert
1995 Anthology 1 by the Beatles is released and sets the first day sales record of 450,000 CD's sold
2003 Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit is struck on the chin by an object thrown from the audience. Durst requires 7 stitches
2003 Take A Look In The Mirror by KoRn is released
2005 Ozzy Osbourne performs for Queen Elizabeth II at Britain's Royal Variety Performance, singing the Beatles' "In My Life" with Slash from Velvet Revolver
2006 Love by the Beatles is released
2006 27-year-old Devon Townshend is accused of hacking into a workplace computer to acquire Chester Bennington of Linkin Park's cell phone data. The Albuquerque, NM, resident allegedly accessed Bennington's phone records and digital pictures and made a threatening call to the vocalist's wife, Talinda
2007 Chad Kroeger of Nickelback pleads guilty to drunken driving charges in a Surrey, Canada, court. Kroeger has a $600 fine and a one-year ban on driving
2007 It’s announced that Danny Federici of the E Street Band is undergoing treatment for melanoma

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 21 NICKELBACK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 23 AXL ROSE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for the weekend of November 18-20, 2011. You can download the zip file here